What a timelapse perspective from the International Space Station (ISS) showing the layer of atmospheres above our Blue Planet. Let us be inspired to take better care of Mother Earth (Gaia)…
Don’t forget to change your clock this weekend. Sunday at 2:00 AM when clock moves forward one hour. Fall Back and Spring Forward. Twice a year, based on where you live, you might have to…
Stay curious with an evolutionary and cosmic perspective to help you stay humble. Link below to show captions: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1WQ44vHJPf/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Now that the wildfires in California are in the news once again, this is an incredible talk by the scientist Paul Hessburg that explains the complexity of the problem and what actions …
Does your quality of sleep improve your ability to learn? Turns out it does . Ask yourself how much sleep you are getting and what you can do to make sure you are investing in getting qual…
Happy First Day of Winter Solstice! Today is officially the shortest day of the year if you live in the Northern Hemisphere. What causes our planet’s shift in seasons? Its tilt. Today, Ea…
ConEd owns and controls those orange steam pipes we see all over NYC and it's tall skyscrapers. It's a sustainable solution that has lasted for ages since the 1800s and will proba…
The United Nations is holding its Climate Week in New York where scientists and advocates are meeting to discuss climate change. University of Pennsylvania Distinguished Professor of Earth …
In case you are curious about how we discovered the subatomic particles that tries to answer the fundamental questions about our universe, Cleo does one of the best visuals during her vis…
A phenomenon worth exploring: how would you explain the science of Fall Leaves color changes? Source: My backyard Maple Sugar Tree that was planted in 1989. Photo taken 10.22.24 Source: h…
The origin of QR Codes and how to decipher them is simply fascinating. One of my students made me aware of this latest Veritasium videos and I am so glad they did. Learned a lot but I have…
One of the incredible phenomena in astronomy is the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights). This week there were one of the strongest Solar Storms (Highest Category G5 that led to Northern Ligh…
Fall season scientifically starts today, September 22nd, 2024. The First Day of Autumn Equinox, broken down as “Equal Nights,” is a special day where summer has officially ended, and days w…
You can always count on NDG to help explain the history of the naming behind the seven days of the week. Most of it originates from Greek/Roman/Norse influences. Enjoy the explainer video …
Neil Degrasse Tyson brilliantly points out what makes the scientific process so incredible - Peer Review and Reproducability of your experimental data. I did watch the original clip from Te…
What's today's AQI? Every Year EPA hosts Air Quality Awareness Week and this year it will be celebrated May 6–May 10, 2024. Here is a Newsletter from EPA for AQAW 2024 The United …
Great American Eclipse We have two incredible solar eclipses to look forward to. Click the link above to learn more about the two upcoming opportunities. I was fortunate enough to travel …
With February 29th, or the Leap Day approaching, this is a great time to talk about the history and science behind Leap Day by none other than Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Additionally, one of my f…
I had the privilege and luck to observe a rainbow form in front of my eyes while traveling in Guadeloupe. The science behind the phenomenon of Rainbow might be the oldest but I was blown aw…
If you ask me, your phone should go into automated airplane mode anytime you fly anyway. But just in case you forget to do this - pay special attention to make sure you turn on AirPlane mo…
